Awards
Florida State University’s Center for Criminology and Public Policy Research, a branch of the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, has formed a partnership with the National Institute of Justice. Through this collaboration, three research agendas will be pursued to generate scientifically valid findings to be used by practitioners, agency decision makers, and policymakers to produce effective juvenile justice outcomes resulting in future cost savings and improvements to public safety.
FSU’s College of Criminology and Criminal Justice proudly announces the 2013-2014 Scholarship Award Winners:
The Frank A. and Lynn W. Baker Scholarship has been awarded to Ashlee Burns and Precious Johnson.
The Robert L. Clark Memorial Scholarship has been awarded to Cashen Boccio.
The Criminology General Scholarship has been awarded to Christie Falco and Julie Mestre.
The Eugene and Rosalind Czajkoski Scholarship has been awarded to Tracey Woodard.
Eleven members of the Florida State community were recognized for their contributions to distance learning during the 2012-2013 Distance Learning Awards Ceremony Nov. 13. The event was held in conjunction with National Distance Learning Week. “At Florida State, we strive to create the same level of quality learning for our distance students that their on-campus counterparts enjoy,” said Susann Rudasill, director of the Office of Distance Learning.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — At 37 years old, Gemma Burlakoff became one of three women to die at the hands of their spouse or partner in Palm Beach County in October, a month dedicated to domestic violence awareness.
Nicole Bishop is the director of victim’s services in Palm Beach County. She said calls for crimes related to domestic violence are on the rise.
“It’s heartbreaking and we just want it to stop,” she said.
Bishop said between 2009 and 2011 there were 40 domestic violence homicides.
The Department of Computer Science can now award more than $3.2 million to students studying computer science, computer criminology, computational biology, information security, and computer and network system administration through scholarships.
Dr. Eric Baumer, Professor at Florida State University’s College of Criminology & Criminal Justice, has been elected as Vice President of the American Society of Criminology (ASC). Along with the President, President-Elect, and Immediate Past President of ASC, Dr. Baumer will exercise leadership in the field of criminology nationally and abroad. The VP serves as part of the ASC Executive Committee, the ASC Executive Board, Chair of the Publications Committee,a nd Editor of the Criminologist.
“I would absolutely recommend the Relgalf Scholarship program to other students. It is a once in a lifetime opportunity that helped me achieve my goals in life, and it is something that I know can help others to do the same thing.” – Corey Casey
The College of Criminology & Criminal Justice is happy to announce that Colin Jacobsen is one of two students to win the Edward H. and Marie C. Kingsbury Undergraduate Writing Award and $2,000 cash prize for the Outstanding Honors Thesis at FSU! This is the second time in three years one of our students has won this award, given annually to recognize outstanding writing at the undergraduate level as reflected in an Honors in the Major thesis.
The College of Criminology & Criminal Justice at FSU is proud to announce that senior Michael Mitrani has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Humanitarian Award for the College of Criminology & Criminal Justice. Michael’s commitment to service and giving back to the community is evident in everything he does. When he’s on campus, you can find Michael volunteering at events like the Big Event and Relay for Life or working with various organizations he’s involved in, such as Lambda Alpha Epsilon or Hillel.
Doctoral Student Joshua Cochran received the “ACJS Michael C. Braswell/Anderson Publishing Outstanding Student Paper Award” for 2013. This award is for the most outstanding student paper presented at the 2012 Annual ACJS Meeting. The title of Joshua’s paper is “The Ties that Bind or the Ties that Break: Examining the Relationship between Visitation and Prisoner Misconduct”. Joshua will be accepting the award at the annual Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Meeting in Dallas, Texas.